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1. (n.) chimera
(often cap.) a monster of classical myth, commonly represented with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail.
2. chimera
any horrible or grotesque imaginary creature.
3. chimera
a fancy or dream.
4. chimera
an organism composed of two or more genetically distinct tissues.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < L chimaera < Gk chímaira she-goat; akin to ON gymbr, E gimmer ewe-lamb one year (i.e., one winter) old, L hiems winter (see hiemal ))
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1. (noun) Chimera, Chimaera
(Greek mythology) fire-breathing female monster with a lion's head and a goat's body and a serpent's tail; daughter of Typhon
2. (noun) chimera, chimaera
a grotesque product of the imagination
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1. (noun) chimera
a monster represented as vomiting flames, and as having the head of a lion, the body of a goat, and the tail of a dragon
2. (noun) chimera
a vain, foolish, or incongruous fancy, or creature of the imagination; as, the chimera of an author
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. chimera
An individual that contains cell populations derived from different zygotes.
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